Summary
Morgan Higby-flowers is a Senior Full Stack Data Engineer with a decade of experience building user-centric, high-performance web applications across healthcare, academic research, and digital media. He blends front-end design sensibility—especially React and complex UI patterns—with backend and DevOps expertise in Python, Node.js, Docker, CI/CD, and cloud (GCP/AWS) to modernize legacy PHP systems and deliver scalable APIs. At Vanderbilt he led NIH-facing projects, produced the first public-facing tool for the All of Us program, and managed research infrastructure and automation for multiple servers and databases. Equally comfortable prototyping creative tech and teaching new media, he brings an interdisciplinary MFA-informed approach to problem solving that prioritizes accessibility and expressive data visualization. Now at NashBio, he continues to bridge research needs and production-grade engineering, applying both academic rigor and practical deployment experience.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Front-End Web Development, Front-End Web Development at The Iron Yard
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at Alfred University
BFA Film Video and New Media, BFA Film Video and New Media at School of the Art Institute of Chicago